and in 2008 candidate Barack Obama was against the universal mandate before he was against it.
"Both of us want to provide health care to all Americans. There's a slight difference, and her plan is a good one. But, she mandates that everybody buy health care. She'd have the government force every individual to buy insurance and I don't have such a mandate because I don't think the problem is that people don't want health insurance, it's that they can't afford it. So, I focus more on lowering costs. This is a modest difference. But, it's one that she's tried to elevate, arguing that because I don't force people to buy health care that I'm not insuring everybody. Well, if things were that easy, I could mandate everybody to buy a house, and that would solve the problem of homelessness. It doesn't."
Feb. 28, 2008 Ellen Degeneres Show
Food for thought don't you think. Maybe if everyone does some more research rather than just throw stuff on the wall. Remember that 1989 was a different time with a lower deficit, lower umemployment, and no war. Facts are stubborn things but you can find them if you try.
The website that CJ was probably directed to by his handler (now we can all read it)
http://healthcarereform.procon.org/v...ourceID=004182